Emergency Room Salaries in Bulgaria Go Up by 18%

Society » HEALTH | June 1, 2012, Friday // 09:19
Emergency Room Salaries in Bulgaria Go Up by 18%: Emergency Room Salaries in Bulgaria Go Up by 18% According to Bulgaria's Health Minister, the top problems of the country's emergency care are low pay, lack of trust on the part of patients, and poor and obsolete equipment. File photo

Salaries of emergency room personnel are going up by 18%, effective June 1, 2012, as promised by Bulgarian Health Minister, Desislava Atanasova.

The news was reported Friday by the Bulgarian National Television, BNT. With the 18% increase, the average monthly wage is now about BGN 600.

The money is coming from savings from the Health Ministry budget, in particular from reduced capital expenses.

According to Atanasova, the top problems of the country's emergency care are low pay, lack of trust on the part of patients, and poor and obsolete equipment. 

 

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